Palestine Comedy Club نادي الكوميديا في فلسطين

Palestine Comedy Club is a comedy production company established in the UK and Palestine by Palestinian stand-up comedian, Alaa Shehada, with assistance from comedy director, writer and researcher Dr. Sam Beale, and film producer, Charlotte Knowles.

Under the leadership of Alaa Shehada, Palestine Comedy Club is working to establish a stand-up comedy circuit across the West Bank providing space and funds for emerging stand-up comedy talent in the region to hone their craft and develop a culture of live comedy performance that is unique to the Palestinian experience. 

Meet the Team

  • Alaa Shehada

    Co-Founder and Artistic Director

    Alaa Shehada is from Jenin in the North of the West Bank – ‘the wasps’ nest’. He is a comedian and actor and one of the few Palestinians who’s not married yet.

  • Sam Beale

    Co-Founder and Artistic Director

    Sam is a Doctor of Comedy and founder of Funny Side Collective. If she’s not laughing, it’s not funny…

  • Charlotte Knowles

    Charlotte Knowles

    Co-Founder and Producer

    Charlotte is a film and TV producer. Her love language is business development.

  • Hanna Shammas

    Associate Artist: Hanna Shammas from Haifa is an actor, stage and tv comedian, screenwriter and father of two daughters

  • Diana Sweity

    Associate Artist: Diana Sweity from Hebron is an actor, comedian and founder of the Fridge Theatre. Don’t ask why it’s a fridge - just Google it.